The Argentinian Mauricio Pochettinoselector USAhighlighted this Tuesday the experience acquired by the young people that he used in the 2-0 defeat against Mexico in the friendly match played in Guadalajara, Jalisco, west of the Mexican capital.
“It was a very difficult visit and we will have to learn from this experience. I am not going to make excuses. It was a complicated situation we experienced today due to the absences, but, in general, I am happy with what these young people showed,” said the coach. at the end of the match.
In the duel, the Mexican team, led by Javier Aguirre, dominated the first half and scored through Raul Jimenez. In the second half USA He continued without finding a connection in front and received the 2-0 through Cesar Huerta.
Pocchetino insisted that the absences by Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi, Weston McKennie, Marlon Fossey and Zack Steffenstars of this team, weighed on the performance of their team.
“The losses we had compared to the previous duel disrupted our plans, there were too many. We didn’t have many players and that is a little disappointing because we couldn’t make the changes we wanted,” he said.
Pochettino was named United States coach last September instead of Gregg Berhalter. He coached his first duel the previous Saturday in the 2-0 victory over Panama.
After that victory and this defeat against Mexicothe Argentine evaluated the balance in his first two games on the American bench as positive.
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“We had a good concentration, we beat Panama and now we lost, but I am satisfied with what I have seen from my players, despite the losses today it was a good game. “We learned what it means to play with enormous pressure on a field like this against a rival like Mexico,” he concluded.
On the next date FIFAwhich will be played between November 14 and 19, the United States will play against Jamaica in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League.
